Computer ratings · FCS vs FCS games only

FCS College Football Ratings & Strength of Schedule

2026 Week 4 · through Saturday, September 26

Early-season ratings are provisional: too few FCS games connect the league yet, so last season still carries real weight.

Season

Week

How this week's numbers compare

Power (0 = average team): #1 +21.8 · #10 +16.0 · middle +0.9
SOS (higher is harder): hardest 82.7 · #10 50.8 · middle 31.7 · easiest 3.2
SOR (lower is better): #1 12% · #25 73%

Power is in points: a +20 team would be favored by about 20 over an average FCS team on a neutral field, and by 10 over a +10 team. SOS, SOR, and SOV are measured against a #25-level team: one as strong as the 25th-best team in these ratings usually is at season's end (+9.0 points). That comes from these ratings, not the poll. An SOS of 50 means a #25-level team would lose about half of these games; above 50, the opponents were, on average, better than that.

What these columns mean

#: Rank in the column you sorted by (strength of record unless you pick another). "—" means too few FCS games to rank.
vs FCS: Record against FCS teams. These are the only games any number here counts.
All games: Record in every game, including opponents outside FCS. For reference only.
SOR: Strength of record: how often a #25-level team would do at least this well against this exact schedule. Lower is harder to achieve.
Power: Points better than an average FCS team on a neutral field. The difference between two teams is the expected margin.
SOS: Strength of schedule, 0–100: on average, how often a #25-level team would lose each of these games. Higher is harder.
SOS rank: Rank by SOS. Teams need 3 FCS games to be ranked.
SOV: Strength of victory: SOS counting only the games the team won.
Record SOS: NCAA RPI-style schedule strength from records only: 2/3 opponents' win % plus 1/3 their opponents' win %.

Only games between two FCS teams count. Method v1 · 199 FCS games · run aa62ae982b83

Team

vs FCS

All games

SOS rank

Tennessee TechSouthern

4-0

12%

+16.7

38.9

0.622

30.1

Stephen F. AustinSouthland

4-0

5-0

13%

+21.1

38.3

0.486

33.1

LehighPatriot

5-0

16%

+18.2

29.8

0.519

32.7

MontanaBig Sky

4-0

4-1

17%

+21.8

30.0

0.521

41.4

South Dakota StateMVFC

4-0

4-1

19%

+18.4

23.7

0.473

53.3

CampbellCAA

4-0

4-1

19%

+8.1

28.8

0.560

30.1

ColgatePatriot

4-0

4-1

21%

+9.8

32.1

0.652

36.5

LamarSouthland

3-0

3-1

23%

+12.9

38.4

0.500

34.6

Austin PeayUAC

4-0

4-1

24%

+15.8

27.5

0.520

31.1

North DakotaMVFC

4-0

4-1

27%

+19.0

27.1

0.553

58.1

Youngstown StateMVFC

3-1

3-2

30%

+20.8

47.8

38.4

0.842

48.2

MonmouthCAA

3-1

3-2

35%

+7.0

46.2

37.6

0.555

21.1

South DakotaMVFC

3-1

3-2

36%

+15.9

46.4

35.5

0.490

50.5

West FloridaUAC

3-1

37%

+3.6

46.4

44.1

0.708

43.2

Montana StateBig Sky

4-0

5-0

38%

+19.8

20.9

0.535

42.9

Idaho StateBig Sky

3-0

4-0

40%

+10.5

21.6

0.352

38.9

Tarleton StateUAC

3-0

4-0

40%

+16.0

25.3

0.586

32.8

South Carolina StateMEAC

3-0

5-0

41%

+6.0

24.0

0.556

20.6

RichmondPatriot

4-0

4-1

43%

+2.7

18.3

0.583

37.8

BryantCAA

3-0

3-1

44%

+3.3

22.7

0.583

31.5

Northern ArizonaBig Sky

3-1

3-2

50%

+7.5

39.2

24.8

0.615

40.9

Stony BrookCAA

3-1

3-2

58%

+10.7

33.9

36.8

0.664

27.5

Northern IowaMVFC

2-1

2-2

64%

+9.4

42.1

45.5

0.535

56.2

St. Thomas (MN)Pioneer

2-1

4-1

65%

+4.0

41.2

25.1

0.606

9.8

ChattanoogaSouthern

3-2

73%

+8.4

38.0

35.2

0.389

34.0

East Tennessee StateSouthern

2-1

3-2

73%

+9.1

34.3

34.7

0.537

33.9

Southern IllinoisMVFC

3-1

3-2

75%

+12.1

24.6

19.4

0.546

63.6

UC DavisBig Sky

3-1

3-2

76%

+7.7

25.6

13.8

0.521

30.5

Illinois StateMVFC

2-1

4-1

76%

+17.5

32.3

24.2

0.460

55.4

North AlabamaUAC

3-1

3-2

77%

+1.7

24.1

15.3

0.546

39.9

Delaware StateMEAC

2-1

3-2

79%

+0.2

31.3

33.6

0.500

26.0

MercerSouthern

3-1

3-2

80%

+9.8

23.1

24.6

0.313

34.7

Nicholls StateSouthland

2-1

2-3

82%

−1.3

27.9

22.9

0.623

34.0

ElonCAA

3-1

4-1

84%

+4.6

19.7

13.3

0.447

22.3

Cal PolyBig Sky

2-1

3-2

84%

+1.1

26.9

38.8

0.296

43.4

Prairie View A&MSWAC

2-2

2-3

85%

+4.2

42.9

14.4

0.701

16.2

WoffordSouthern

2-2

2-3

86%

+2.7

39.1

22.2

0.492

33.4

William & MaryPatriot

2-2

2-3

87%

−1.6

40.3

36.0

0.614

25.2

Southeast Missouri StateOVC

2-2

2-3

87%

+2.1

37.0

27.7

0.604

23.8

Portland StateBig Sky

1-2

1-4

88%

−3.6

50.2

41.6

0.644

45.2

FurmanSouthern

1-2

2-3

91%

+2.5

47.1

67.8

0.792

30.2

FordhamPatriot

1-2

1-4

92%

−0.3

43.9

45.1

0.736

29.8

UAlbanyCAA

2-2

2-3

92%

−1.9

29.9

25.2

0.366

34.8

Western CarolinaSouthern

2-2

2-3

92%

+5.0

32.2

16.6

0.494

37.9

Abilene ChristianUAC

1-3

1-4

93%

+5.0

54.4

41.3

0.572

39.5

Rhode IslandCAA

2-2

2-3

93%

+5.7

30.3

33.4

0.582

26.9

MerrimackFCS Indep.

2-2

2-3

93%

−6.8

33.2

15.5

0.500

33.3

Holy CrossPatriot

1-3

1-4

95%

−2.0

48.0

39.5

0.558

29.1

Alcorn StateSWAC

2-1

3-2

95%

−9.0

16.1

6.3

0.559

18.1

ButlerPioneer

2-1

4-1

95%

−5.5

29.3

2.8

0.364

14.9

Gardner-WebbOVC

1-2

1-4

96%

+4.4

42.4

15.3

0.531

24.4

Sacred HeartCAA

1-2

1-3

96%

+0.9

38.7

16.3

0.532

22.1

Eastern WashingtonBig Sky

1-3

1-4

96%

+3.4

49.9

53.9

0.603

42.0

Southeastern LouisianaSouthland

2-1

3-2

96%

+6.5

12.9

14.1

0.373

42.7

Indiana StateMVFC

2-2

2-3

96%

+1.2

29.6

9.8

0.447

60.0

Alabama A&MSWAC

2-1

4-1

96%

−2.9

11.4

10.2

0.333

21.6

McNeeseSouthland

1-3

2-3

96%

+1.0

50.8

16.0

0.539

32.7

Central ArkansasUAC

1-2

2-3

97%

−4.7

33.6

45.4

0.528

43.0

Southern UtahBig Sky

1-3

1-4

97%

+7.7

48.1

21.1

0.641

26.3

VillanovaPatriot

2-2

2-3

97%

+3.1

22.6

15.7

0.459

31.7

Weber StateBig Sky

2-2

2-3

97%

+0.6

26.8

19.8

0.265

41.9

San DiegoPioneer

1-3

97%

−11.1

41.5

49.1

0.640

12.7

Eastern KentuckyUAC

1-2

1-3

97%

−0.4

33.2

47.4

0.509

45.9

Northern ColoradoBig Sky

1-2

2-3

98%

+0.9

31.8

11.7

0.352

54.8

Eastern IllinoisOVC

1-3

1-4

99%

−7.8

46.3

10.6

0.512

25.2

North Carolina A&TCAA

1-3

1-4

99%

−9.5

34.5

45.3

0.558

23.9

Western IllinoisOVC

1-2

2-3

99%

−2.2

33.8

3.7

0.429

26.2

StonehillNEC

1-2

1-4

99%

−6.4

20.9

13.2

0.425

20.6

Texas SouthernSWAC

1-2

1-3

99%

−9.1

21.6

16.0

0.466

13.5

DrakePioneer

1-2

1-3

99%

−6.7

44.0

2.0

0.576

14.8

MaineCAA

1-2

1-4

99%

−6.2

23.6

25.8

0.387

31.8

LafayettePatriot

1-2

1-3

99%

−0.8

18.2

15.1

0.431

37.5

Tennessee StateOVC

1-2

1-3

100%

−11.2

19.7

8.1

0.435

26.3

New HampshireCAA

1-3

1-4

100%

−2.7

29.6

11.6

0.463

28.9

North Carolina CentralMEAC

1-2

2-3

100%

−5.8

18.1

7.9

0.265

29.3

East Texas A&MSouthland

1-3

1-4

100%

−2.3

45.9

1.4

0.398

37.0

SamfordSouthern

1-3

100%

−4.2

40.7

2.0

0.561

43.0

MaristPioneer

1-2

2-2

100%

−2.9

14.9

5.2

0.133

11.6

UT MartinOVC

1-2

1-4

100%

−0.3

27.3

2.4

0.389

25.1

BucknellPatriot

1-3

1-4

100%

−8.2

24.4

2.8

0.372

34.7

Murray StateMVFC

1-2

1-4

100%

−14.4

17.6

2.2

0.304

65.2

New HavenNEC

1-4

100%

−12.6

30.3

19.4

0.375

28.8

DavidsonPioneer

1-2

2-3

100%

−24.6

12.3

1.3

0.301

15.4

ValparaisoPioneer

0-3

1-3

100%

−18.6

19.3

—

0.293

12.8

Chicago StateFCS Indep.

0-3

1-4

100%

−20.4

16.5

—

0.407

45.6

Florida A&MSWAC

0-3

1-4

100%

−14.9

20.8

—

0.463

17.9

GeorgetownPatriot

0-3

100%

−6.5

42.3

—

0.790

31.0

HamptonCAA

0-3

1-4

100%

−18.8

28.9

—

0.778

32.5

IdahoBig Sky

0-3

0-4

100%

+2.6

39.7

—

0.469

48.3

Long IslandNEC

0-3

0-5

100%

−6.5

41.4

—

0.505

18.1

Northwestern StateSouthland

0-3

0-5

100%

−21.3

30.3

—

0.282

41.7

PresbyterianPioneer

0-3

1-3

100%

−16.9

37.4

—

0.296

10.3

StetsonPioneer

0-3

1-3

100%

−23.0

52.3

—

0.521

12.3

The CitadelSouthern

0-3

1-3

100%

−9.0

30.9

—

0.278

41.8

TowsonCAA

0-3

0-5

100%

−4.9

20.7

—

0.438

39.0

Utah TechBig Sky

0-4

0-5

100%

−8.5

55.5

—

0.601

38.1

VMISouthern

0-4

0-5

100%

−21.9

23.4

—

0.280

42.2

—

HarvardIvy

2-0

47%

+13.8

31.6

small sample

31.6

0.625

36.7

—

DartmouthIvy

0-2

100%

+7.2

58.5

small sample

—

0.713

35.8

—

YaleIvy

1-1

92%

+6.8

29.0

small sample

29.3

0.382

34.4

—

UTRGVSouthland

1-1

2-2

92%

+6.4

27.6

small sample

29.1

0.486

36.0

—

Alabama StateSWAC

2-0

3-1

94%

+4.7

3.2

small sample

3.2

0.292

18.2

—

PrincetonIvy

1-1

90%

+4.5

32.5

small sample

25.0

0.681

34.9

—

PennIvy

1-1

88%

+3.8

42.5

small sample

17.5

0.567

37.6

—

CornellIvy

1-1

71%

+3.0

54.0

small sample

49.9

0.799

40.3

—

Incarnate WordSouthland

1-1

2-2

91%

+2.7

34.5

small sample

17.2

0.736

38.8

—

LindenwoodOVC

1-1

1-3

90%

+2.5

40.4

small sample

15.8

0.667

20.6

—

West GeorgiaUAC

0-2

1-4

100%

+2.3

46.8

small sample

—

0.481

40.0

—

Jackson StateSWAC

2-0

4-0

87%

+2.2

6.7

small sample

6.7

0.417

18.7

—

Central Connecticut StateNEC

0-2

0-3

100%

+1.7

77.3

small sample

—

0.701

15.3

—

BrownIvy

1-1

95%

+1.4

35.2

small sample

8.7

0.589

38.1

—

Morgan StateMEAC

2-0

3-1

61%

+1.1

21.6

small sample

21.6

0.306

23.3

—

DuquesneNEC

0-1

1-3

100%

−0.9

80.2

small sample

—

0.778

16.0

—

DaytonPioneer

1-0

3-0

64%

−1.1

35.8

small sample

35.8

0.514

7.1

—

Houston ChristianSouthland

1-1

2-3

73%

−1.7

52.3

small sample

60.9

0.528

36.0

—

Charleston SouthernOVC

1-1

2-2

94%

−1.7

28.7

small sample

13.6

0.185

22.7

—

ColumbiaIvy

2-0

64%

−2.1

20.0

small sample

20.0

0.417

38.9

—

Robert MorrisNEC

1-0

2-2

82%

−2.3

18.5

small sample

18.5

—

19.5

—

HowardMEAC

1-1

1-3

93%

−4.4

26.3

small sample

26.4

0.771

26.1

—

Bethune-CookmanSWAC

1-1

2-2

100%

−4.7

17.4

small sample

1.2

0.509

15.3

—

Norfolk StateMEAC

2-0

3-2

93%

−4.8

3.6

small sample

3.6

0.250

28.1

—

MercyhurstNEC

0-1

1-4

100%

−5.2

82.7

small sample

—

0.778

18.9

—

Grambling StateSWAC

0-1

2-2

100%

−5.2

39.8

small sample

—

0.500

15.5

—

WagnerNEC

0-1

1-3

100%

−12.5

9.2

small sample

—

21.8

—

SouthernSWAC

0-2

2-3

100%

−13.0

39.8

small sample

—

0.708

15.7

—

Arkansas-Pine BluffSWAC

0-1

2-2

100%

−14.0

12.0

small sample

—

0.528

18.5

—

Morehead StatePioneer

0-2

1-3

100%

−19.7

47.7

small sample

—

0.481

11.8

—

Mississippi Valley StateSWAC

0-2

1-4

100%

−21.2

35.9

small sample

—

0.611

18.5